15 Extinct Airlines That Time Forgot

After decades of mergers, bankruptcies, and hard times for the aviation business, the list of U.S.-based airlines has been whittled down a lot. Decades ago, a network of smaller, regional airlines connected much of the country, but thanks to deregulation, the smaller airlines were bought up and the monopolies we know today were born.

Today, we remember the airlines of yore that didn't make it—the ones your grandparents might have been flying on long before you were complaining about your legroom.